July 2, 2019

Police swarm gold rush mountain as Ecuador declares emergency

The Buenos Aires area is part of a concession owned by Canada’s Hanrine. It lies just south of Cascabel, where SolGold PLC is seeking to build a major copper, silver…

July 2, 2019

Fatality at McEwen’s Gold Bar mine due to natural causes, not mining related

The MSHA's findings confirm the company's preliminary analysis, which suggested that the truck driver may have suffered a medical emergency.

July 2, 2019

B2Gold sells Nicaraguan mines to Calibre for $100m

The El Limon and La Libertad mines have produced more than 1.4 million ounces of gold since 2010.

July 2, 2019

HKEX launches spot aluminium trading on mainland China platform

Trading started on Friday, June 28, with six Chinese companies, including a unit of state-run Chalco.

July 2, 2019

German lender pulls out of coal as Merkel vows greener finance

KfW Group will no longer finance the exploration or mining of coal or lend to coal power plant projects.

July 2, 2019

South African platinum mine wage talks to start next week

The AMCU plans to meet Anglo American Platinum on July 9, followed by Impala Platinum on July 10 and Sibanye Gold the day after that.

July 2, 2019

Illegal miners defy eviction from Glencore’s Congo project

Last week's accident, which briefly sent Glencore's shares tumbling 7%, underscored foreign investors' exposure to illegal mining activity on their properties.

July 2, 2019

Condor to expand Nicaraguan gold project

The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Nicaragua granted Condor Gold the Cerro Los Cerritos concession.

July 2, 2019

Metals Creek, Goldcorp deal over Dona Lake mine approved

The property covers the past-producing Dona Lake mine, an underground operation that was active from 1989 to 1994.

July 1, 2019

Glencore to cut down on tax-haven subsidiaries as scrutiny grows

In a report on Monday, the commodities giant said it is reviewing all entities located in tax-haven jurisdictions.